Prompt #1:  Please respond to the following questions:  1) How are some of your beliefs and attitudes regarding appearance, food, and social practices potentially ethnocentric?  2) What are some stereotypes you have heard/seen about Latin-Americans? 3) What are some stereotypes you think Latin-Americans might have about your culture? 4) What challenges do you anticipate encountering in Ecuador?  5) What rewards do you hope to gain?

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